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hook serve [1 record]

Record 1 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

the roundhouse, or hook serve is definitely the most difficult of the accepted serving skills to learn and even very experienced players have difficulty in developing it to a high degree of ... accuracy.

CONT

There are 3 basic kinds of serve: the underarm serve, the tennis (or overhead) serve, and a kind of side serve or "hook serve" as it is known.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Le service balancier : un bras envoie la balle un peu en avant et au-dessus de la tête; l'autre, s'élevant latéralement, vient la frapper.

CONT

le service balancier est une arme redoutable pour ceux qui savent l'utiliser. Il est difficile à diriger, bien peu peuvent atteindre un adversaire déterminé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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